In brief: Special hunting section today

Outdoors: Check inside today’s paper for The Spokesman- Review’s annual hunting section, the Inland Northwest’s guide to hunting for deer, elk, waterfowl, grouse, chukars and more.

Also included in the section are updates on new rules and restrictions in Washington and Idaho, information on license fee increases, wilderness safety precautions and tips for avoiding costly tickets for violations.

GU to play game in Canada

Men’s basketball: The Gonzaga Bulldogs will face Hawaii in Vancouver, B.C., on Nov. 19.

The neutral-site game will be a homecoming for Gonzaga center Robert Sacre, who played at Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver.

GU’s Kelly Olynyk is from Kamloops, B.C., roughly 220 miles from Vancouver. Freshman Kevin Pangos is from Newmarket, Ontario.

Jim Meehan

UConn’s Auriemma not optimistic

Women’s basketball: Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma says he doesn’t think his Huskies will win an eighth national title this season.

Auriemma told a group of business leaders Wednesday that while fans have come to believe that UConn should play for a championship every year, those expectations are not realistic for a team that no longer includes two-time national player of the year Maya Moore.

“I wouldn’t want to lower the expectations,” Auriemma said. “But I will say, I don’t think we’re going to win a national championship this year. Sorry, I would like to, but I don’t think we are. Now if the other guys screw up, which they are capable of doing, then we’ve got a chance.”

Associated Press